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Rachel Brand KC prosecuted Andrew Gorrell, whose trial took place at Wolverhampton Crown Court in February. He was sentenced on 6th July 2026 by the Recorder of Wolverhampton HHJ Chambers KC.    In the early hours of the morning on 11th May 2025, Gorrell set fire to the wheelie bin

Daniel White has secured the attempted murder conviction of David Richards, who received an overall sentence of 31 years imprisonment.   The jury unanimously convicted Mr Richards of attempting to murder his former partner, “JL”, in May of 2024 after a five month, tumultuous relationship. Upon arriving at her flat,

A Birmingham teen has been convicted of murder following a 4-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court in which Timothy Hannam KC and Daniel White prosecuted.   Oumar Traore, who was 17 at the time of the incident, fatally stabbed Yassin Alama in November of last year. Both parties, affiliated with

Manizja Latifi successfully defended a client at Wolverhampton Crown Court against allegations of controlling and coercive behaviour and intentional strangulation.   The defendant had previous convictions for rape and grievous bodily harm, which were before the jury during the trial. After approximately two hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted him

Following a two-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Rachel Brand KC secured the conviction of a 41-year-old man for the murder of a young mother. The jury deliberated for just under 6 hours.     Mohammed Azim, a recovery truck driver from Tipton, was accused of using his vehicle as a

Jamie Scott successfully prosecuted at trial a man accused of stalking the police officers investigating him. Following a ten-day trial at Stafford Crown Court, the defendant was convicted of attempted child sex offences, aggravated stalking and perverting the course of justice.    The defendant had been lured into exchanging sexual